Americans are quietly abandoning the daily habit that billionaires, like Bill Gates, say set them up for success—and it could have lasting consequences

Bill Gates (Credit: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Bill Gates, Barack Obama, and Oprah Winfrey all share a daily habit that most Americans have quietly abandoned: reading books.

In fact, according to a new JPMorgan survey of more than 100 billionaires, reading ranks as the top habit that elite achievers have in common.